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Economic Analysis, Moral Philosophy, and Public Policy
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Economic Analysis, Moral Philosophy, and Public Policy
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This book shows through argument and numerous policy-related examples how understanding moral philosophy can improve economic analysis, how moral philosophy can benefit from economists' analytical tools, and how economic analysis and moral philosophy together can inform public policy. Part I explores the idea of rationality and its connections to ethics, arguing that when they defend their formal model of rationality, most economists implicitly espouse contestable moral principles. Part II addresses the nature and measurement of welfare, utilitarianism and cost-benefit analysis. Part III discusses freedom, rights, equality, and justice - moral notions that are relevant to evaluating policies, but which have played little if any role in conventional welfare economics. Finally, Part IV explores work in social choice theory and game theory that is relevant to moral decision making. Each chapter includes recommended reading and discussion questions.
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Rationality,
Morality,
and
Markets
54
morality
and
preference?
Can
one
(or
should
one)
develop
a
conception
of
economic
rationality
that
permits
a
distinction
between
acting
morally
and
maximizing
utility?
If
the
two
diverge,
is
it
then
sometimes
irrational
to
act
morally
or
immoral
to
act
rationally?
Chapter 6
shiſts
focus
from
questions
concerning
the
bearing
of
morality
on
individual
behavior
to
the
bearing
of
morality
on
markets
themselves.
Some
things
should
not
be
for
sale.
Which?
For
what
reasons?
How
do
markets
affect
the
social
relations
among
individuals
and
their
morals?
Is
participation
in
competitive
markets
corrupting,
or
does
it
encourage
hon-
esty
and
trustworthiness?
How
large
a
role
should
markets
play
in
social
relations?
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Dedication
- Table of contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface to the third edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Acknowledgments
- One Ethics and Economics?
- Two Ethics in Welfare Economics
- Three Ethics in Positive Economics: Two Examples
- Part One Rationality, Morality, and Markets
- Part Two Welfare and Consequences
- Part three Liberty, Rights, Equality, and Justice
- Part Four Moral Mathematics
- Part Five Conclusions
- Appendix How Could Ethics Matter to Economics?
- Glossary
- References
- Index
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